Mines and Money Outstanding Achievement Awards – 2017 Winners

LONDON - Dec. 4, 2017 - PRLog -- Mines & Money London, tonight announced the winners of the Mines and Money Outstanding Achievement Awards 2017, held as part of the Mines and Money London conference and exhibition. As the largest mining investment event in Europe it brings together mining companies, financial institutions, investors and professional services personnel from around the world. This year, Mines and Money London convened more than 2,000 mining developers, explorers, investors, financiers, brokers and analysts from more than 75 countries.


The dinner took place at The Sheraton Grand Park Lane Hotel, London.

The winners for 2017 are:

Mines and Money

Corporate Development Award: This year's winner is Berkeley Energia

Exploration Award, sponsored by The Government of Nigeria

This year's winner is GT Gold and SolGold

Most Innovative Country or Region Award: This year's winner is Ecuador

Small Cap Deal of the Year, sponsored by Blakes

This year's winner is Gold Road Resources & Gold Fields acquisition of Gruyere Gold Project in Western Australia Gold Standard Ventures agreement to acquire the remaining stake in Battle Mountain Gold

Mid Cap Deal of the Year, sponsored by Blakes

This year's winner is Central Asia Metals plc reverse takeover of Lynx Resources and Orion / Fusion

Large Cap Deal of the Year: This year's winner is Orion Mine Finance's sale of assets to Osisko Royalties

Charles Kernot Mining Analyst of the Year: This year's winner is Jonathan Guy

Fund manager of the Year, sponsored by IBK Capital

This year's winner is Tobias Tretter, Commodity Capital

CEO of the year for Exploration: This year's winner is Nick Mather, SolGold

CEO of the year for Mining, sponsored by Fasken

This year's winner is Sébastien de Montessus, CEO & President, Endeavour Mining

Best Mining Company, sponsored by Fasken

This year's winner is Glencore

Lifetime Achievement Award: This year's winner is Mark Bristow

Mines and Technology

Best Use of Smart Technology for Sustainability, sponsored by ERM

This year's winner is Anglo American

Best Use of Automation and Robotics: This year's winner is Rio Tinto

Best Use of Big Data and IOT: This year's winner is Barrick Gold

Best Deployment of Next-Generation Networks: This year's winner is Goldfields

Best Use of Mineral Processing Technology: This year's winner is Goldcorp

For further information please contact:

Tavistock: Jos Simson / Barnaby Hayward 44 (0) 207 920 3150

Mines and Money: Bilal Azmat +44 (0) 203 865 6902